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CHM 0400 - Biochemistry I

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2000, Spring 1999, Fall 1998, Fall 1997

CHM 0410 - Biochemistry I Laboratory

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1999, Fall 1997

CHM 0415 - Biochemistry II

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1999, Spring 1999, Spring 1998

CHM 0430 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1998

CHM 1000 - Profesl Development Sem

Description: These courses taken by all chemistry majors each semester with presentations on the chemical profession by students, faculty and visiting chemical professionals. A broad range of activities will include presentations on undergraduate research, career planning, the chemical industry, chemical safety and such topics as medicinal chemistry, polymer chemistry, pharmacology, etc.
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 1001 - Experimental Chem I

Description: Simple syntheses and quantitative measurements; analysis of materials and separations. Some experience with modern instrumentation will be provided to demonstrate the limitations accompanying the experimental method.
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Corequisites: CHM 1050
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 1004 - Environmental Chemistry Lab

Description: Environmental chemistry analysis, with emphasis on soil, wastewater, and air analysis, sampling techniques, and matrix effects.
Prerequisites: CHM 1050 and CHM 1001
Corequisites: CHM 1054
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2004, Spring 2003

CHM 1007 - Criminalistics Laboratory

Description: Forensic laboratory analyses: evidence collection, DNA sampling, microscopic evaluations of hair, fibers, etc., fingerprint analysis, etc.
Prerequisites: CHM 1050 and CHM 1001
Corequisites: CHM 1057
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1008 - Chemistry & Art Laboratory

Description: Laboratory, instrumental, and microscopic methods to analyze authenticity, age, and composition of art of all forms.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1050 and CHM 1001)
Corequisites: CHM 1058
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHM 1050 - Chem Themes Foundation

Description: For non-science majors. Basic concepts of measurement , the S. I. system of units, structure of atoms and molecules, inorganiz nomenclature, qualitative and quantitative aspects of chemical reaction, properties of gases, properties of solutions, principles of chemical equilibrium, acids and bases. The first semester in a two-semester sequence.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007

CHM 1051 - Chemistry & Energy

Description: For non-science majors. The role of chemistry in the production, storage and utilization of energy. Topics covered include basic thermochemistry, thermodynamics, organic chemistry, energy from combustion, electrochemistry, electrochemical energy production, nuclear chemistry, and other sources of energy (phase changes, wind and water power, solar energy, tidal power).
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Corequisites: CHM 1002
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1999

CHM 1052 - Organic and Biochemistry

Description: For non-science majors. Introduction to alkanes, alkenes, arenes, amines, carboxylic acids, amino acids,carbohydrates, proteins and major metabolic pathways. Also includes topics in nutrition and exercise. Prereq: CHM 1050, 1000; Coreq: CHM 1002.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 1999

CHM 1053 - Atoms Elements Molecules

Description: For non-science majors. The experiments which led to the inception and evolution of the concepts of atoms, elements, and molecules will be examined. These samples give a grounding in the fundamentals of chemistry and an understanding of the logic which underlies the "scientific method". Coreq: CHM 1002.
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Corequisites: CHM 1002
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1997

CHM 1054 - Environmental Chemistry

Description: For non-science majors. Application of scientific laws, principles, and concepts to a basic understanding of the chemistry of the environment its use and abuse, as it is affected by the quality of the air, water and soil; and the impact of the increasing demands for the earth's limited fossil, biological and mineral resources by an exponentially growing global population.
Prerequisites: CHM 1050
Corequisites: CHM 1004
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Spring 2001

CHM 1055 - Molecular Architecture

Description: For non-science majors. An historical development of the idea of three dimensional species at the molecular level; experimental verification, chiralspecies, electronically delocalized species, aromatic and anti-aromatic species, fluxional species, rigid, highly strained, unstable and metastable species. Current and future directions (e.g. "Buckyballs") as time allows.
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Corequisites: CHM 1002
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2000, Spring 1998

CHM 1056 - Supermarket Chemistry

Description: For non-science majors. The chemistry of products found in the supermarket: food processing, food additives, soaps and detergents, cosmetics, and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.
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Corequisites: CHM 1002
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 1998

CHM 1057 - Chem Theme: Criminalistics

Description: For nonscience students. Introduction to the chemical aspects of forensic chemistry examining physical evidence found at a crime scene (hair, fibers, chemical residues, DNA, etc.), proper collection, preservation of evidence, and chemical principles involved in the analyses.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1050 and CHM 1001)
Corequisites: CHM 1007
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1058 - Chemistry & Art

Description: The application of chemical methods to study the origin, preservation, and authenticity of works of art. Topics include light and color, pigments and dyes, photography, ceramics, and textiles.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1050 and CHM 1001)
Corequisites: CHM 1008
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHM 1103 - General Chemistry Lab I

Description: Qualitative and quantitative laboratory experiments which include: the reactions of metals with water; the collection and plotting of data; acid-base titrations; oxidation-reduction titrations; the use of the pH meter and the determination of acid-base titration curves; the use of the spectrophotometer.
Prerequisites: CHM 1131 or CHM 1151
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008

CHM 1104 - General Chemistry Lab II

Description: Students will be required to identify all metal ions present in an unknown solution. Quantitative titrations of sodium carbonate and the total hardness of water. Synthesis of inorganic compounds and determination of the formula of a transition metal complex ion using spectroscopic methods. Corequisites: CHM 1152 or CHM 1156 (Note: Engineering students are waived from this lab.)
Prerequisites: CHM 1103
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 1108 - General Chemistry Lab II

Description: Chemistry of organic and biochemical compounds with an emphasis on the identification and chemical reactivities of functional groups. Students will be required to separate and identify various organic and biochemical compounds. Open to health affiliation students.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1131 and CHM 1103)
Corequisites: CHM 1134
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 1131 - General Chemistry I

Description: Fundamental laws and theories of chemistry: atomic theory, chemical bonding, chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium, gases, liquids, solids, solutions, stoichiometry, acid-base theories, electrochemical concepts, and an introduction to nuclear chemistry will be included. Open to health affiliation students.
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Corequisites: CHM 1103
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008

CHM 1134 - General Chemistry II

Description: Introduction to organic and biochemistry stressing the application of principles developed in CHM 1131. Open to health affiliation students.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1131 and CHM 1103)
Corequisites: CHM 1108
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 1151 - General Chemistry I

Description: Basic concepts of chemistry covering the following topics: properties of bulk matter; stoichiometry; colligative properties of solutions; thermochemistry; redox reactions; equilibrium and kinetics. For science and engineering students.
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Corequisites: CHM 1103
Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008

CHM 1152 - General Chemistry II

Description: Descriptive presentation of atomic orbitals; molecular structure; chemical and physical trends in the periodic table; general descriptive chemistry of the elements; complex ions and factors that drive chemical reactions. For science and engineering students.
Prerequisites: CHM 1151
Corequisites: CHM 1104
Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 1156 - General Chemistry II for Egr

Description: Descriptive presentation of atomic orbitals; molecular structure; chemical and physical trends in the periodic table; general descriptive chemistry of the elements; complex ions and factors that drive chemical reactions. For engineering students. Corequisites: CHM 1104 if your major requires.
Prerequisites: CHM 1151 and CHM 1103
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Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1301 - Inorganic Chemistry Lab I

Description: Selected experiments to illustrate fundamental laboratory techniques and skills. Qualitative and quantitative measurements, synthesis and characterization of inorganic complexes, literature searching and computer usage. Emphasis on modern research applications of metals and main group elements. For chemistry majors only.
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Corequisites: CHM 1311
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 1311 - Inorganic Chemistry I

Description: Fundamental principles in inorganic chemistry stressing relationships among structure, bonding, and reactivity. Properties of matter, periodic trends, acid/base reactions, redox reactions,and bonding in transition metal complexes. For chemistry majors only.
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Corequisites: CHM 1301
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 1502 - Quant Anal Lab

Description: Laboratory experiments to complement CHM 1512 covering the following: gravimetric analysis, acid-base titrations (weak acid; mixed acid), compleximetric titration and redox reactions.
Prerequisites: CHM 1301
Corequisites: CHM 1512
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1512 - Quantitative Analysis

Description: Chemical analysis, with emphasis upon statistical methods, acid-base properties, pH, equilibrium expressions, complexation equilibria, solubility properties, redox potentials, electrolysis, and electrochemical cells.
Prerequisites: CHM 1311
Corequisites: CHM 1502
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1903 - Internship Elective

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1906 - Internship Elective

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Credit Hours: 6.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 1909 - Internship Elective

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Credit Hours: 9.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 2201 - Organic Chemistry Lab I

Description: Practical experience in techniques used for separation, purification, and isolation of synthetic as well as naturally occurring organic compounds. Semi-micro and micro scale experiments. Crystallization, distillation, extraction, and chromatography are introduced.
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Corequisites: CHM 2211
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 2202 - Organic Chemistry Lab II

Description: Further training in laboratory techniques used in organic chemistry, including those introduced in CHM 2201, and utilization of such techniques in representative types of organic reactions. Semi-micro and micro scale experiments.
Prerequisites: CHM 2211
Corequisites: CHM 2212
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Summer 2007

CHM 2211 - Organic Chemistry I

Description: Fundamental principles of organic chemistry stressing the relation of structure and reactivity. Structure and bonding; stereochemistry; acids, and bases; electrophilic addition, elimination and nucleophilic substitution.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1151 and CHM 1152) or (CHM 1151 and CHM 1156)
Corequisites: CHM 2201
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 2212 - Organic Chemistry II

Description: Continuation of CHM 2211. Carbonyl group reactions, aromatic chemistry, spectroscopy and special topics such as heterocycles, carbohydrates and nucleosides, amino acids and proteins, lipids, radicals, rearrangements, polymers and photochemistry.
Prerequisites: CHM 2211 and CHM 2201
Corequisites: CHM 2202
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Summer 2008, Spring 2008, Summer 2007

CHM 2993 - Internship

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 2996 - Internship

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Credit Hours: 6.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007

CHM 3201 - Organic Chemistry Lab I

Description: Provides practical experience in the principal techniques utilized for the purification, separation, identification, and synthesis of organic compounds on the micro scale. Open to Chemistry majors.
Prerequisites: CHM 1502
Corequisites: CHM 3211
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3202 - Organic Chemistry Lab II

Description: The semi-micro techniques include distillation, recrystallization, extraction, sublimation, and chromatography. Synthesis of representative organic compounds. An introduction to research in organic chemistry, introduction to qualitative organic analysis and practical use of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies.
Prerequisites: (CHM 3211 and CHM 3201)
Corequisites: CHM 3212
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 3211 - Organic Chemistry I

Description: Fundamental principles of organic chemistry stressing the relation of structure and reactivity from a physical-chemical viewpoint. Structure and bonding; stereochemistry; acids and bases; electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes, alkynes, and dienes; nucleophilic substitution reactions at saturated carbon atoms and elimination reactions leading to alkenes or alkynes. Open to chemistry majors.
Prerequisites: CHM 1512 and CHM 1502
Corequisites: CHM 3201
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3212 - Organic Chemistry II

Description: Addition and substitution reactions of carbonyl compounds, electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitutions, radical and concerted reactions, heterocyclic compounds and polymer chemistry. Spectroscopic methods of analysis including nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. Introduction to multi-step organic synthesis. Open to chemistry majors.
Prerequisites: CHM 3211 and CHM 3201
Corequisites: CHM 3202
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 3301 - Inorganic Chem Lab II

Description: This laboratory course emphasizes preparative techniques of inorganic compounds. Instrumental methods of structure elucidation are included.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2212 or CHM 3212) and (CHM 2202 or CHM 3202)
Corequisites: CHM 3311
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3311 - Inorganic Chem II

Description: The second course in the sequence on principles of inorganic chemistry with emphasis on bonding, structure and reactivity. Application of these principles to problems in acid-base, coordination, organometallic, bioinorganic and materials chemistry.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2212 or CHM 3212) and (CHM 2202 or CHM 3202)
Corequisites: CHM 3301
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3312 - Descript Inorganic Chem

Description: Emphasis on practical aspects of chemical and industrial processes including recovery and refining of elements and their compounds. The periodic relationship of elements will be studied along with structure, bonding and stereochemistry of inorganic chemicals. Acid-base theory and coordination chemistry will also be covered.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2212 and CHM 2202) or (CHM 3212 and CHM 3202)
Corequisites: CHM 3301
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 2000

CHM 3401 - Physical Chem Lab I

Description: Use of the computer to design statistical package software for treatment of experimental data will be stressed in the two semester laboratory course. Phase and chemical equilibrium to supplement CHM. 3411 will be included. Gas chromatographic techniques will be used.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2211 and CHM 2201 and CHM 2212 and CHM 2202)
Corequisites: CHM 3411
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Summer 2007, Summer 2006, Summer 2005, Summer 2004

CHM 3402 - Physical Chem Lab II

Description: Experimental methods of chemical kinetics will be covered. Spectroscopic, polarimetric, and conductimetric methods will be used.
Prerequisites: CHM 3416
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Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Summer 2007, Spring 2007, Summer 2006

CHM 3403 - Physical Chem Lab for Majors

Description: Experiments centered on chemical thermodynamics including calorimetry and phase equilibria, emphasizing data treatment, including error analysis curve fitting, and related topics.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2212 or CHM 3212) and (CHM 2202 or CHM 3202)
Corequisites: CHM 3411
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3404 - Phy Chem Lab for Majors II

Description: Experiments centered on chemical rate processes and spectroscopy including NMR relaxation, classical rate studies, infrared spectroscopy, as well as computer simulation of experiments.
Prerequisites: CHM 3411 and CHM 3403
Corequisites: CHM 3412
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 3411 - Physical Chemistry I

Description: First, second, and third laws of thermodynamics; phase equilibria and chemical equilibria; gases; and electrochemistry will be covered in this course. Corequisite: CHM 3401 or CHM 3403.
Prerequisites: MAT 1505
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Summer 2007, Fall 2006

CHM 3412 - Physical Chemistry II

Description: The course will present an introduction to atomic and molecular structure and spectroscopy, chemical kinetics and chemical dynamics. Corequisites: CHM 3402 or CHM 3404
Prerequisites: CHM 3411 and (CHM 3401 or CHM 3403)
Corequisites: CHM 3402, CHM 3404
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Summer 2007, Spring 2007, Summer 2006

CHM 3415 - Physical Chem for Engineers

Description: The laws of thermodynamics applied to phase equilibria and chemical thermodynamics and the properties of substances.
Prerequisites: CHM 1152
Corequisites: CHM 3401
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2003, Fall 2002

CHM 3416 - Physical Chem for Engineers

Description: Chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, and the structure and properties of materials, including atomic structure, solid and liquid state chemistry, surface and colloid chemistry, and transport properties.
Prerequisites: CHM 3402
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 3417 - Biophysical Chemistry

Description: A study of thermodynamics, kinetics, chemical equilbria, and spectroscopy as they apply to biological molecules, macromolecules, and cells.
Prerequisites: CHM 2212 or CHM 3212
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006

CHM 3501 - Instrumental Analysis Lab

Description: Laboratory techniques to obtain quantitative information about the composition of unknown samples, including potentiometric titration, spectrophotometry, chromatography, kinetic analysis, anodic stipping voltammetry, spectrofluorometry and atomic absorption spectrometry. Designed to complement CHM 3511 lecture.
Prerequisites: CHM 1152 or CHM 1512
Corequisites: CHM 3511
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3503 - Bioanalytical Chem Lab

Description: Laboratory course to complement CHM. 3514; emphasis on the analysis of biological systems utilizing modern analytical techniques. Designed for the biochemistry concentration.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1152 and CHM 1104)
Corequisites: CHM 3514
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999

CHM 3505 - Analytical Chem Lab I

Description: Designed to complement CHM. 3515. Laboratory experiments involving gravimetric, titrimetric and spectrophotometric methods are used to obtain quantitative data about the composition of various samples.
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Corequisites: CHM 3401, CHM 3411, CHM 3515
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Fall 1998

CHM 3506 - Analytical Chem Lab II

Description: A complementary course for CHM. 3516. Emphasis on instrumental techniques to obtain quantitative data. Techniques such as spectroscopy, spectrochemical titrations, electroanalytical techniques (electrode position, polarography, coulometry, etc.) and separation techniques (gas chromatography and liquid chromatography).
Prerequisites: CHM 3505 and CHM 3515
Corequisites: CHM 3402, CHM 3412, CHM 3516
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2001, Spring 2000, Spring 1999, Spring 1998

CHM 3511 - Instrumental Analysis

Description: The utilization of instruments covering the following topics: analog and digital signals, absorption and emission of light by molecules and atoms, chromatography (HPLC, GC) and detection, use of enzymes and antibodies, radioactivity, and chemometrics.
Prerequisites: CHM 1152 or CHM 1512
Corequisites: CHM 3501
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 3514 - Bioanalytical Chemistry

Description: Designed for the biochemistry concentration with emphasis on theory, instrumentation and practical applications of analytical chemistry to biological materials.
Prerequisites: CHM 1152 or CHM 1512
Corequisites: CHM 3503
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999

CHM 3515 - Analytical Chemistry I

Description: Fundamentals of modern analytical chemistry with emphasis on data collection and analysis, evaluation of error, extensive treatment of equilibria in simple and complex systems. Examination of gravimetric and titrimetric methods. Introduction to spectroscopy.
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Corequisites: CHM 3401, CHM 3411, CHM 3505
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Fall 1998

CHM 3516 - Analytical Chemistry II

Description: Quantitative instrumental analysis theory and its application to the analysis of common laboratory samples, environmental samples, and forensic samples. The application of reaction rates to analytical chemistry. Topics such as optical methods, electroanalytical techniques, and chromatographic techniques are stressed.
Prerequisites: CHM 3515 and CHM 3505
Corequisites: CHM 3506
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2001, Spring 2000, Spring 1999, Spring 1998

CHM 4202 - Org Struct Analysis Lab

Description: Laboratory experiments involving separations by modern chromatographic techniques including thin layer, radial, flash, and high performance liquid chromatography. Multistep syntheses of organic compounds with experiments chosen from the chemical literature. Characterization of organic compounds by advanced spectroscopic methods.
Prerequisites: CHM 3202
Corequisites: CHM 4222
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2004

CHM 4222 - Organic Struct Analysis

Description: The currently most useful spectroscopic methods for the structural determination of molecular systems, including: NMR (2D and 2D), mass spectrometry, infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopies.
Prerequisites: CHM 3212
Corequisites: CHM 4202
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 1999, Spring 1998

CHM 4292 - Advanced Organic Chemistry

Description: An expanded presentation of fundamental topics in organic chemistry: structure, bonding, stereochemistry, molecular orbital theory, reactive intermediates and reaction mechanisms.
Prerequisites: (CHM 3212 or CHM 2212)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006

CHM 4313 - Solid State & Materials Chemis

Description: Emphasis on novel inorganic materials used for solid state catalysis, semi- and superconductors, ceramics, batteries and energy sources.
Prerequisites: CHM 3301 and CHM 3311
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 4314 - Physical Meth in Inorganic Chm

Description: Physical characterization of inorganic complexes via nuclear magnetic resonance, vibrational and electronic spectroscopies, electron microscopies, electrochemistry and other advanced techniques.
Prerequisites: CHM 3301 and CHM 3311
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008

CHM 4315 - Organometallics

Description: Examination of the bonding, spectroscopic properties and reactivity of a range of ligands and compleses. Reaction mechanisms and catalytic cycles will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: CHM 3301 and CHM 3311
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 4325 - Introductory Polymer Chemistry

Description: Topics include: step- and chain- polymerizations, copolymerizations, molecular weight determination, polymer morphology, polymer testing and characterization, and current advances in polymer chemistry.
Prerequisites: CHM 3301 and CHM 3311
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 4413 - Spectroscopy & Structure

Description: Use of the fundamental principles of atomic and molecular structure to study ultraviolet, infrared, microwave and magnetic resonance spectroscopies. Continuous-wave and Fourier transform methods will be included along with fluorescence, phosphorescence and laser spectroscopic techniques.
Prerequisites: (CHM 3412 or CHM 3416) and (CHM 2212 or CHM 3212)
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003, Fall 2002

CHM 4415 - Chemistry & Light

Description: A study of the interaction of light and matter: excited states, lifetime measurements, photochemistry, lasers and laser spectroscopy.
Prerequisites: CHM 3404 and CHM 3501
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 4511 - Adv Environmental Chemistry

Description: A course for chemistry majors. Fundamental principles of atmospheric, aquatic and soil chemistry. Topics include: atmospheric thermodynamics, atmospheric phtochemistry, kinetics, aquatic equilibria, Earth's energy balance, soil chemistry, carbon cycle, fossil fuels, organic pollutants, global climate change.
Prerequisites: CHM 1512 and CHM 3411
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2007, Fall 2006

CHM 4512 - Chemical Instrumentation

Description: Topics underlying analyhtical instrumentation: sources, detectors, and electronics, as well as specific instrumentation applications will be discussed.
Prerequisites: CHM 3511
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Credit Hours: 3.0
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CHM 4601 - Survey Biochemistry Lab

Description: An introduction to laboratory techniques in biochemistry; enzyme kinetics, column chromatography, electrophoresis, standard biochemical assays and interpretation of data.
Prerequisites: CHM 2202 or CHM 3202
Corequisites: CHM 4611
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007

CHM 4603 - Biochem Tech. and Pract.

Description: A laboratory course to complement CHM 4621 & 4622. Emphasis on enzyme purification, enzyme characterization, nucleic acid analysis, polysaccharide analysis & coupled enzyme systems.
Prerequisites: (CHM 2212 or CHM 3212) and CHM 4621
Corequisites: CHM 4622
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 4611 - Survey of Biochemistry

Description: A terminal, one semester survey of biochemistry; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, vitamins & hormones; consideration of their utilization & metabolism in living systems.
Prerequisites: CHM 2212 or CHM 3212
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 4621 - Biochemistry I: Structure

Description: An in depth study of the structure and function of the structure and function of proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 4622 - Biochemistry II: Metabolism

Description: A study of the metabolism of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and nucleotides, including the integration, regulation and control of intermediary metabolism. Emphasized are the hormonal regulation of pathways and metabolic disease.
Prerequisites: CHM 4621
Corequisites: CHM 4603
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHM 4623 - Biochemistry III

Description: Integration of metabolism in organisms, membrane receptors expression of genes, gene manipulation, translation, transcription. Prereq: CHM 4622
Prerequisites: CHM 4622
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

CHM 4801 - Research I

Description: Student participation in independent research under faculty supervision, frequent conferences with advisor on literature search, theoretical and experimental research
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 4802 - Research II

Description: Continuation of CHM 4801.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008

CHM 4803 - Research III

Description: Continuation of CHM 4802.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2008, Summer 2008, Spring 2008